Yobe Police crack down on kidnapping ring, rescue victim, nab suspects

The Yobe State Police Command, on Tuesday, said it successfully rescued a kidnap victim and apprehended the perpetrators.
Details regarding the identity of the victim and the circumstances leading to the abduction are still emerging.
According to a statement released by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, the rescue mission took place in Kasda hamlet near Yauro Village in Jakusko LGA, where the victim was rescued and two AK-47 rifles were recovered. The suspects, Adamu Dimdo, 23, and Idi Dimdo, 25, were apprehended.
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The victim, Mallam Adamu Adamu, 18, is said to had been kidnapped from Basari in Zaki LGA, Bauchi State, and held captive in Kasda, Jakusko LGA, Yobe State, while ransom negotiations were reportedly underway.
During interrogation, the suspects allegedly confessed that the principal suspect, Babawuro Audu, 45, a notorious gunrunner and mastermind behind numerous kidnap activities, abductions, and robberies in Yobe and neighbouring states, remains at large.
The statement further details that other members of the kidnapping syndicate managed to escape during the raid. However, a manhunt has been launched to apprehend them, with Abdulkarim assuring the public that “the full wrath of the law will be brought upon those involved.”
The rescued victim is currently undergoing medical examinations and is expected to be reunited with his family soon.
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